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Aerial application is an important aspect of agriculture, and like farming, some people are born with a passion for it.

Tommy Anderson buzzes through the Delta morning sky, his yellow plane crisp and sharp against the wild blue yonder. Lining up an approach, he swoops across a field as spray flutters behind him, dispensed by nozzles lining his wings. In what feels like an instant, he’s covered the length of...

“Drift” is when the wind carries an herbicide application off-target and causes unintended damage to a nearby crop. An average of 400 drift complaints have been filed with the Arkansas State Plant Board each year since 2018 in Arkansas, according to Tommy Butts, assistant professor and extension weed scientist with...

by Clyde Kornegay via TAAA This past month TAAA had an opportunity to participate in a Texas Department of Agriculture training program. Every year TDA conducts training for all field inspectors from across the state, and this year's training was held on February 8 in San Marcos, Texas. This event...

NAAA launches the first certification program for aerial applicators to increase safety and application efficacy.  Aerial applicators, now more than ever, operate in an environment of competing interests. An ever-increasing demand for timely and effective applications is challenged by factors such as added regulatory burden, rising insurance costs, and stiffer...

LAMPMAN - Spitfire Air Service Inc., which is owned and operated by Rick and Lisa Vinck, is celebrating its 25th anniversary serving Lampman and area farmers. Rick was raised on a farm near Redvers and Lisa also grew up on a farm girl, but near Swift Current. They both ended...

Alan Faunce Daniel Alan Faunce of Cheney, Wash. passed away peacefully on March 7, 2023, at age 70. Family and friends surrounded Al at the Spokane Hospice House throughout the week as he relentlessly fought terminal cancer. Al was born at March Air Force Base Hospital in Riverside, California on...

via EAA The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Chris are joined by Damon Reabe, a third-generation aerial applicator. Damon discusses the history of his family’s business, the airplanes and technology behind crop dusting, and his involvement with the National Agricultural Aviation Association. Read more and listen to podcast here

Lonnie Dwain (Chick) Clark was a man who lived to tell a yarn. He was funny, never met a stranger, and fed every stray animal he could find. Chick passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023, two days after his 90th birthday. A private family service will be held at a...